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Android Application

Dropbox For iOS Updated With New Photo Gallery And Design

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As reported on TechCrunch. by SARAH PEREZ Following October’s update of its Android application, Dropbox today released a new version of its iOS app, which focuses on refining the photo-viewing and sharing experience. In today’s update, there’s now a new Photos tab, which offers a way to tap into a scrollable timeline of the photos you’ve uploaded into your Dropbox account. As with the Android update, which preceded this one, the new iOS app offers a more visual interface…

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Space Story

The moon marks 40 years without a human visitor, prepares for impending probe crashes Alt

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As reported on Engadget. By Donald Melanson  It’s likely not an anniversary anyone thought we would meet after the first moon landing, but today marks 40 years since Gene Cernan left the last footprint on the moon as Apollo 17 ended its mission. That was the last of six manned missions to the lunar surface (nine including those that didn’t land), which saw twelve men actually walk on the moon in all. The years since have…

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Pure News

After Connecticut: Guns, Gun Control, and Gun Culture

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As reported on Businessweek.com By Paul Barrett Photograph by Don Emmert/AFP via Getty Images Residents grieve following a shooting on Dec. 14 at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. Guns Inc. VIDEO Why Are School Shootings More Common in the U.S.? VIDEO Obama on CT Shooting: ‘Our Hearts Are Broken’ Why It’s Getting Easier to Carry Guns in the U.S.A. Kmart’s Connecticut-Shooting Twitter Fail Bob Costas, Guns, and the NRA Gun Control and the Milwaukee…

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11 Days Ago, The NRA President Criticized How National Tragedies Are Used To Push For Gun Control

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As reported on Businessinsider.com by The Economist Wikipedia Wayne LaPierre “WE were in the gym and heard loud bangs”, said a nine-year old boy after the horrific shooting in Newtown, Connecticut’s Sandy Hook Elementary School, where at least 26 were killed, including 20 children. The shooter, who was dressed in battle fatigues, was 20-year-old Adam Lanza, whose mother may have been a teacher at Sandy Hook. His mother was found dead at her home. Lanza was declared…

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This Is A Bushmaster .223, One Of The Guns The Sandy Hook Shooter Reportedly Had

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As reported on businessinsider.com by Robert Johnson Academy The Bushmaster .223 rifle has a tragic legacy that looks to be growing if CNN reports are correct.  The Cable News Network reports that Adam Lanza used three weapons to commit the mass shooting in Connecticut, but the one confirmed assault rifle is a Bushmaster .223. From CNN: Three guns were found at the scene, CNN’s Susan Candiotti reports. According to a law enforcement source, the third weapon found on…

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Sandy Hook Teacher Gives Harrowing Account Of How She Barricaded Her Class Behind A Bathroom Door

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As reported on Businesinsider.com by The Telegraph AP Images A teacher at the US school targeted by a rampaging gunman has given a harrowing account of how she barricaded her class behind a bathroom door to and ordered the children to be quiet to save them from being killed.  Kaitlin Roig was looking after 14 pupils when gunfire erupted at Sandy Hook Elementary school. She told US network ABC News: “Suddenly, I heard rapid fire, like an assault…

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Entertainment Story

Netflix Strikes Streaming Deal With Disney, Gains Exclusive Access To New Titles Beginning In 2016

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As reported on TechCrunch. by RYAN LAWLER Subscription streaming provider Netflix has entered the big leagues, as it just struck awide-ranging deal with Disney, which will give it access to a bunch of Disney classics, bolstering its collection of kid-friendly content. And beginning in 2016, it will also be the exclusive distributor of new Disney live-action and animated features as they’re rolled out. The exclusive part of the deal encompasses movies from Disney, Walt Disney Animation…

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Apple Microsoft PC Story

Five Things Apple Can Learn From Windows 8

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As reported on TechCrunch. by JOHN BIGGS I’ve been using Windows 8 off and on for the past few weeks and, while I agree with many of the sentiments expressed by folks like Chris Pirillo and our own MG Siegler, especially regarding the Surface RT, I still think Microsoft did a good (not excellent) job on Win8. In the immortal words of losing Little League coaches everywhere, at least they tried and there’s always next season. Windows 8 won’t be universally…

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Hardware Dev PC

HP announces the EliteBook Revolve, a Windows 8 convertible for the business crowd (video)

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As reported on Engadget. By Dana Wollman See that laptop up there? Basically, HP has announced something like that everyyear for we don’t even know how long. It’s always a convertible PC of the traditional sort, one with a fixed screen that swivels around and can fold down into tablet mode. It always supports a mix of pen and finger input. It’s always made of sturdy magnesium alloy. And it’s almost always aimed at businesses. All that’s true of the…

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Microsoft Social Networking

Microsoft launches Socl into Beta, brings the part(ies) to social networking

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As reported on Engadget. By Steve Dent Microsoft has unleashed Socl into beta for all comers to probe, bringing it out of the experimental stages and a step closer to a full-fledged site. We first heard about the project back in July when it was dubbed Tulalip, and MS Research’s Fuse Labs officially launched it internally and into some universities back in October last year. The site carries the Windows 8 tile-like look, and Fuse says that imagery is…

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